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Chapter 15 Lincoln on Leadership Preach a Vision and Continually Reaffirm It "The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.“-Michelangelo "Where there is no vision the people perish.“-Proverbs 29:18

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A written model of Lincoln’s VISION…. The Gettysburg Address Now we will use Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address as a model to help us reflect on and consider a vision of how we want Social Studies TEACHING in Kentucky schools to look. Use the graphic organizer to write your own reflections about: The Past, The Present, The Renewal & The Future in the Gettysburg Address and your thoughts about SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHING in our state, and your district/school. Packet page 48

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Gettysburg Address OUR TEACHING…where have we been? Our Fathers A New Nation Conceived in Liberty Dedicated…that all men are created equal What did teaching look like when our teachers were K- 12 students? How did KERA change the way our social studies teachers teach? What other past initiatives have impact on our teachers? The Past Packet page 48

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Gettysburg Address OUR TEACHING…where are we now? Civil War…testing can we endure Come to dedicate… portion of the field for those who gave their lives, that the nation might live. What does social studies teaching look like in our classrooms today? What initiatives are we currently expecting our teachers to implement today? The Present Packet page 48

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Gettysburg Address OUR TEACHING…what unfinished work, are we dedicated to reviving? The world…can never forget what they did here. It is for us…to be dedicated...to the unfinished work...that these dead...not died in vain...that this nation... shall have a new birth of freedom. How will we give our teachers the training and support they need so the vision of the Common Core and C3 framework will truly impact how our teachers teach? The Renewal Packet page 48

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Gettysburg Address OUR TEACHING… how do we really want it to look? …and that the government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. What will students who develop questions, plan inquiries, and use evidence be able to accomplish? How will we help our teachers and students to take informed action? The Future Packet page 48

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Lincoln Principles: VISION #1.) Provide a clear, concise statement of the direction of your organization, and justify the actions you take. #2.) Everywhere you go, at every conceivable opportunity, reaffirm, reassert, and remind everyone of the basic principles upon which your organization was founded. #3.) Effective visions can’t be forced on the masses. Rather, you must set them in motion by means of persuasion. Packet page 52

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Lincoln Principles: VISION #4.) Harness your vision through implementation of your own personal roving leadership style. In 1864 Lincoln ventured into the field to visit his battle- weary soldiers of the 166 th Ohio Regiment to personally get the word out, and let them know personally he and the nation had not forgotten them. #5.) When you preach your vision, don’t shoot too high. Aim lower and the common people will understand you. They are the ones you want to reach – at least they are the ones you ought to reach. Packet page 52 “common man image” – born of humble beginnings, he symbolized the realization of the American dream the educated understand you anyway, so you don’t need to “hit” them when you aim

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Lincoln Principles: VISION #6.) When effecting renewal, call on the past, relate it to the present, and use them both to provide a link to the future. #7.) You must realize that the process of renewal releases the critical human talent and energy necessary to insure success. Packet page 52